телек

Russian

Etymology

From the first syllable of телеви́зор (televízor, “television”) +‎ -ик (-ik, diminutive suffix), reinterpreted (due to identical pronunciation and concordance with the prefix теле- (tele-)) as the suffix -ек (-ek).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtʲelʲɪk]

Noun

те́лек • (télek) m inan (genitive те́лека, nominative plural те́леки, genitive plural те́леков)

(proscribed, colloquial) Misspelling of те́лик (télik); television

Usage notes

About 1.5–2× as common as the correct spelling.

Declension

Declension of те́лек (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	те́лек télek	те́леки téleki
genitive	те́лека téleka	те́леков télekov
dative	те́леку téleku	те́лекам télekam
accusative	те́лек télek	те́леки téleki
instrumental	те́леком télekom	те́леками télekami
prepositional	те́леке téleke	те́леках télekax